Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

JM286 - Pewter

James Matthews

Plate: Pewter. Flat brim w/ rolled rim, turned groove in centre. No foot rim w/ basal profile. Marks on base: Tudor Rose & Crown; 'London' in cartouche; several sets of scratched initials ‘IW’ formed from straight lines, some w/ cross hatching.

Site Area Code Local

Number of Items 1

Material Pewter

Museum Reference

Registration Number 286

ID 11270

Status Commonwealth

Map of shipwreck

James Matthews

The wreck was located in 1973 on
the north side of Woodman Point in
Cockburn Sound, by members of the
Underwater Explorers Club (UEC) who
were conducting an underwater line
search as part of their wreck research
programme.
Archival research revealed that
James Matthews was a snow-brig of 107
tons, registered at the Port of London.
The...